Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-14

built, is one of the most complete mills
in Dakota and as it will be ID the hands
OF experienced men its products will
compare with the best. The Kattuschs
society is growing larger and more
wealthy every year.
The week opens in the real estate de-
partment with hopeful signs and q con-
siderable rush of business. The informa-
tion.that the Missouri Pacific is, to build
to Yankton this season has strength
ened the interest of Omaha men in
this section and it is probable that con-
siderable Omaha capital will 90 into
Yankton real estate within the next few
weeks. A deal was c~onsummathd to-day,
through Fred Kahn, by which Omaha
men have purchased forty acres from 81.
+. Jencks, lying northeast of the college,
paying therefor Sc 900. This forty lies
alongside the forty purchased last week
by Colonel East for 81 1000. 1t is to be
plated and placed upon the market in
lots and blocks. ". T. Kiter writes from
Aberdeen that he there met an Omaha
man who offered him q big price for his
lots on Douglas avenue, but he declined
TO sell. the Omaha man told Mr.. Kiter
he would be in Yankton soon with the
purpose of obtaining acre property in
the suburbs.
The River.
The ferry boat Josie L. K. will begin
making regular trips on Friday next.
II the Missouri river had ahood in
contemplation it has thus far made a
most h~umiliating failure Of it's inten-
tiuns. The mountain which labored and
produced a mouse achieved 6. greater
result than has yet attended the promise
of the big muddy to spread itself from
bluff to bluff. 1t Is low in its channel
and dry on its bars. 1t carries some
floating ice in Its depths and upon its
protuberances are here and there roost-
ing weather stained fragments Of its
wlntry covering which have been strand
ed in their futile effort to accomplish a
flood. at six o'clock yesterday morning
ice began to run in the channel, but the
expected rise did not occur. Since then
there has been a steady flow of Ice fram
above, but If has passed quietly by. The
steamer Senator lies III it's harbor below
the bars and thus far Captain Wssson
has had nothing to do but keep the
boat from being grounded by the falling
of the river. The Josie l. X. is perohed
high and dry on the Nebraska side. Be-
low the city the channel seems changing
toward the Nebrasks side and there has
been no cutting at the threatened point.
II the river follows this indication il will
dissipate the fear that it might take q
straight cut to the Jim from o point
a short distance below the shops. IA
nov appears that most of the snow in
this section of The country has been
melted and the effect upon the river has
hardly been pereeptible. The dry soil
took in the water as fast as the snow
melted and the cold spell which follow
holds back the food from the upper
country. After q while the ice viii.
come from the far north, but there il
hardly q possibility of serious results.
The river opened at Pierre last Satur,
day under the pressure of o powerful.
wind. The ice ran out rapidly with 9
slowly rising river.
Jacob Branch has received q Letter
from his son il Montana and in his lettel
he gays the snow fall in that country
duting the winter was three times greater
than ever before known. The mountains
are SO fulllt is impossible to get around
This indicates high water later in thu
season.